Saraswati Barrage | |
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Annaram Barrage at Mahadevpur Mandal | |
Location | Annaram (village), Mahadevpur Telangana |
Coordinates | 18°45′51.9″N 79°49′24.7″E / 18.764417°N 79.823528°E |
Purpose | Multi-purpose |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2 May 2016 |
Opening date | 21 June 2019 |
Built by | Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Subsidiary of Shapoorji Pallonji Group) |
Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
Operator(s) | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Godavari River |
Length | 1,270 m |
Spillways | 66 |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Saraswati Barrage |
Total capacity | 11.9 tmcft 336,970 megalitres |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited |
Commission date | Planned |
Type | Barrage |
The Saraswati Barrage, also known as the Annaram Barrage[1] is an irrigation project on Godavari River located at Annaram Village, Mahadevpur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana State, India.[2][failed verification]
This is the second point and one of the barrages proposed in Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampalli and Medigadda.
Proposed Annaram Barrage details:
Barrage | Bed level (m) | Pond Level (m) | Gross Storage (TMC) | Number of Gates |
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Annaram Barrage | 107.0 | 120.0 | 11.9 | 66 |